Morning Star - Couverture souple

Plaxton, Judith

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1897187971 ISBN 13 : 9781897187975

Editeur : Second Story Press, 2011

Synopsis

Flower, her parents and her baby brother have escaped from the plantation where they were kept as slaves and are making their way north to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Their journey is dangerous and often desperate, as they are helped and sheltered by some, and hunted by others. Flower's courage helps her family through illness, recapture and to escape again to safety.

Interwoven with Flower's narrative is the story of Felicia, a young girl living over 150 years later in Canada in a small community that was once an end-point of the Underground Railroad. Felicia, one of the few black children in her school, is researching her ancestry for a class project. As she talks to her mother and grandmother and learns about her ancestors' struggles and successes, their bravery gives her the strength to confront the racism of a bullying classmate.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Judith Plaxton is a retired nurse with an avid interest in the environment, local history, and volunteering: she fund raises for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, is involved with the Georgian Lifelong Learning Institute, and visits her local elementary school to help children in the language department. She lives in Clarksburg, Ontario, a small community on the Niagara Escarpment - an area that was a terminus for the Underground Railroad.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

racism, slavery, the Underground Railroad

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Second Story Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1897187971
• ISBN 13: 9781897187975
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 277
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible